How Peshawar Approaches Sustainable, Accessible & Inclusive Transport
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From the Golden Coast to the Bay State: U.S. Cities on the Move
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Reducing emissions with better transit, part three: Examples from leading cities
Greater transit use is key for lowering emissions, and cities across America are reconsidering how they serve their residents with public transit—and the land...
Climate Activism through Bus Fleet Electrification
Climate Activism through Electrification
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Buses are Critical to Zero-Emission Mobility in Los Angeles
Los Angeles residents lose over 100 hours each year due to traffic congestion. For decades, freeways and single-family neighborhoods spread outward and parking consumed...
The World Stopped but Transit Kept Moving
Public transportation, despite being an essential service, is frequently on the chopping block for municipal budget cuts. In 2020, transit worldwide was walloped by...
Jakarta Is What Resiliency Looks Like
For the past several years, the city of Jakarta, Indonesia, has been on track for a major transport transformation. Like most other big cities,...
US Transit Leaders: “We Must Prioritize, Invest, and Do Better for BRT”
The majority of transit trips in the US are by bus. California State Senator Scott Wiener’s keynote address at ITDP’s U.S. Bus Rapid Transit...
From Skeptic to Advocate: One Boston Area Mayor’s Transit Journey
Everett, Massachusetts, is a city directly bordering Boston. It has an ethnically diverse population of 40,000 people––one-third of whom were born outside of the...
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